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Vocabulary Grammar Reading Listening Speaking Writing GREAT LEARNERS Exam success
GREAT THINKERS Collaborative projects

1 1 Present simple and present continuous Exam success 1–2

Personality Physical appearance The Colour Test / What your Asking for and giving Describing people Confidence and Self-Esteem
profile Personality Adverbs of frequency YouTube Cat favourite font personal information An informal email 1 Video: Finding yourself through Reading: 3-option multiple choice
Videos / Selfie says about your A conversation poetry p30
p6 Synonyms and partial 2 State and action verbs
synonyms Fans personality SEL: Building confidence Speaking: Questions p30
Culture exchange: Onomatopoeia
Articles Monologues Listening: Gap fill p144
Writing: An email p144

2 Getting Types of transport 1 Past simple, past continuous and past Intrepid travellers 50 objects that Asking for information Writing about a holiday Better Public Transport
perfect Collaborative project 1
from ‘A’ Travel A magazine article improved the A dialogue A blog post Video: ‘Flying’ above Mexico City
Accommodation 2 used to/would, be used to world SEL: Managing group dynamics An icon of transport in your country
to ‘B’
Phrasal verbs connected with Culture exchange: A transport icon in A podcast p31
p18 Virtual Classroom Exchange
travel the UK

3 Cityscapes Houses and homes
p32 Places in a city
Adjectives describing cities
Extreme adjectives
Culture exchange: Homes
in the UK
1 Present perfect simple and past simple A different way to Smart cities Describing photos 1 Describing a place Evolving Cities Exam success 3–4
ever, never, for, since, yet, already, just visit London A podcast A description An informal email 2 Video: How New York became New Reading: Gapped text p56
2 Present perfect continuous An article York Speaking: General conversation p56
SEL: Being curious Reading: Use of English: Multiple
choice p145
Writing: An email p145

4 Feeding Food and meals 1 will, be going to, present continuous and Save the planet. Food and the Negotiating Replying to informal Sustainable food solutions Collaborative project 2
the planet Describing food present simple for future Eat less meat? planet Organising a party invitations Video: A different kind of school
School food in your country p57
p44 Prefixes 2 Future continuous and future perfect A scientific article Monologues Replying to an email lunch
Culture exchange: School SEL: Making decisions Virtual Classroom Exchange
food in Australia

5 School Study subjects 1 Modal verbs of obligation, prohibition, Should school Unusual A presentation Applying for a Time management Exam success 5–6
rules Words connected with advice and permission start later for schools Discussing aspects of scholarship Video: Please take my phone, Reading: Matching p82
teenagers? A formal letter of
p58 studying 2 Zero, first and second conditionals, Dialogues schools teacher! Listening: 3-option multiple choice
Noun suffixes An online article application SEL: Managing limits p146
unless
Writing: An article p146
Culture exchange: Legal ages in Ireland
Speaking: Extended turn p146

6 Cool Everyday technology 1 The passive Future Tech Artificial Comparing and The dangers of Evaluating new inventions Collaborative project 3
gadgets Describing technology 2 have something done, Gerunds and An online article Intelligence (AI) contrasting photos technology Video: Long-distance art
A podcast Virtual Reality A for-and-against essay A famous scientist or inventor from
p70 Operating technology infinitives SEL: Understanding effective
interview your country p83
Prepositional phrases with Culture exchange: A great British communication
adjectives inventor Virtual Classroom Exchange

7 In it to Sports and sports equipment Football … but not Alex Honnold A debate You and your favourite Healthy bodies and minds Exam success 7–8
1 Defining relative clauses
win it! Things you can do with a ball/ as you know it! – free solo Competitive sport at free-time activity Video: Supporting new Olympic Reading: Open cloze p108
2 Non-defining relative clauses, climber A magazine article
p84 Playing and scoring A magazine article school sports Speaking: Discussion (pictures) p108
Quantifiers
Sports venues A podcast Culture exchange: SEL: Managing mental stress and Listening: 3-option multiple choice
Phrasal verbs connected with interview Sport in US High Schools tiredness p147
sport Writing: A story p147

8 But is Artists
it art?! The visual arts
p96 The performing arts
Adjectives: -ing and –ed
Culture exchange:
The National Gallery, London
1 Reported speech – Statements
2 Reported speech – Questions,
An appetite for art Get out
A magazine article there and do
Describing a past event
A memorable school trip
School film club
A film review
Hobbies and inspiration
Video: Venice through the eyes of a
Collaborative project 4
School sport in your country p109
something! young artist
commands and suggestions
A teen podcast SEL: Having courage Virtual Classroom Exchange

9 National Countries and nations 1 Modal verbs of speculation and Flying the flag On this day Describing photos 2 Writing from a given Debates and public speaking Exam success 9–10
Treasures Governments deduction – Present An article in history – Competitive events first sentence Video: A debate team Reading: 4-option multiple choice
Modal verbs of speculation and Pompeii A story SEL: Managing nerves p134
p110 Adjective suffixes
deduction – Past A radio Listening: 3-option multiple choice
Culture exchange:
An introduction to UK 2 Third conditional programme p148
government Speaking: General conversation p148
Writing: An essay p148
10 Shopping Shops 1 Indeterminate pronouns: some-, any-, Buy it. Wear it. Shopping At a clothes shop Following fashion Ethical shopping
around Shopping in store and online no-, every- Then what? Conversations A role-play dialogue An opinion essay Video: Buy it. Use it. Buy it again! Collaborative project 5
so and such A blog post SEL: Being considerate
p122 Collocations with money A basic introduction to institutions in
Culture exchange: The UK 2 I wish and If only your country p135
high street
Virtual Classroom Exchange

Reach higher p136   Writing checklist p141   Learner profile p142   Exam success p144 Communication activities p149   Irregular verbs p151

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